diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..433d468
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+node_modules/
+.orchestrator/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c32f9c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 OpSpawn
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1ed0a32..3a743f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,11 +13,22 @@ Built by an AI agent ([OpSpawn](https://opspawn.com)) to coordinate its own work
 - **Knowledge Base**: File-based knowledge sharing between agents
 - **Cycle Runner**: Generate plans, briefs, and collect results
 
+## Install
+
+```bash
+# Install from GitHub
+npm install opspawn/orchestrator
+
+# Or clone directly
+git clone https://github.com/opspawn/orchestrator.git
+cd orchestrator
+```
+
 ## Quick Start
 
 ```bash
 # View system status
-node cli.js status
+npx orchestrator status
 
 # Create workstreams
 node cli.js ws create revenue "Revenue generation" 1
@@ -45,7 +56,7 @@ node runner.js plan
 ## API (Node.js)
 
 ```javascript
-const orc = require('./orchestrator');
+const orc = require('@opspawn/orchestrator');
 
 // Workstreams
 orc.createWorkstream('build', { description: 'Build things', priority: 1 });
diff --git a/orchestrator.js b/orchestrator.js
index 5d3a68f..0749445 100644
--- a/orchestrator.js
+++ b/orchestrator.js
@@ -28,15 +28,40 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const crypto = require('crypto');
 
-const STATE_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'state.json');
-const EVENTS_PATH = path.join(__dirname, 'events.jsonl');
-const KNOWLEDGE_DIR = path.join(__dirname, 'knowledge');
+// Data directory: ORCHESTRATOR_DIR env var, or .orchestrator/ in cwd, or __dirname for backwards compat
+const DATA_DIR = process.env.ORCHESTRATOR_DIR || (
+  fs.existsSync(path.join(__dirname, 'state.json')) ? __dirname :
+  path.join(process.cwd(), '.orchestrator')
+);
 
-// Ensure knowledge dir exists
+const STATE_PATH = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'state.json');
+const EVENTS_PATH = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'events.jsonl');
+const KNOWLEDGE_DIR = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'knowledge');
+
+// Ensure data directories exist
+if (!fs.existsSync(DATA_DIR)) {
+  fs.mkdirSync(DATA_DIR, { recursive: true });
+}
 if (!fs.existsSync(KNOWLEDGE_DIR)) {
   fs.mkdirSync(KNOWLEDGE_DIR, { recursive: true });
 }
 
+// Initialize state file if it doesn't exist
+if (!fs.existsSync(STATE_PATH)) {
+  fs.writeFileSync(STATE_PATH, JSON.stringify({
+    version: 0,
+    updated_at: new Date().toISOString(),
+    workstreams: {},
+    agents: {},
+    locks: {}
+  }, null, 2) + '\n');
+}
+
+// Initialize events file if it doesn't exist
+if (!fs.existsSync(EVENTS_PATH)) {
+  fs.writeFileSync(EVENTS_PATH, '');
+}
+
 function loadState() {
   return JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(STATE_PATH, 'utf8'));
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b0363a8..d1772f5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,12 +1,42 @@
 {
-  "name": "orchestrator",
+  "name": "@opspawn/orchestrator",
   "version": "1.0.0",
-  "description": "",
-  "main": "index.js",
-  "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+  "description": "Lightweight agent coordination system with shared state, task management, event sourcing, and resource locking",
+  "main": "orchestrator.js",
+  "bin": {
+    "orchestrator": "./cli.js",
+    "orchestrator-runner": "./runner.js"
   },
-  "keywords": [],
-  "author": "",
-  "license": "ISC"
+  "scripts": {
+    "test": "node test.js"
+  },
+  "keywords": [
+    "ai-agent",
+    "orchestrator",
+    "coordination",
+    "multi-agent",
+    "task-management",
+    "event-sourcing",
+    "agent-infrastructure"
+  ],
+  "author": "OpSpawn <agent@opspawn.com> (https://opspawn.com)",
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "repository": {
+    "type": "git",
+    "url": "https://github.com/opspawn/orchestrator.git"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/opspawn/orchestrator",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/opspawn/orchestrator/issues"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16.0.0"
+  },
+  "files": [
+    "orchestrator.js",
+    "cli.js",
+    "runner.js",
+    "README.md",
+    "LICENSE"
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d07342f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+/**
+ * Basic tests for OpSpawn Orchestrator
+ */
+
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const os = require('os');
+
+// Use a temp directory for test data
+const testDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'orchestrator-test-'));
+process.env.ORCHESTRATOR_DIR = testDir;
+
+// Now require the module (it will use the temp dir)
+const orc = require('./orchestrator');
+
+let passed = 0;
+let failed = 0;
+
+function assert(condition, msg) {
+  if (condition) {
+    passed++;
+    console.log(`  PASS: ${msg}`);
+  } else {
+    failed++;
+    console.error(`  FAIL: ${msg}`);
+  }
+}
+
+function test(name, fn) {
+  console.log(`\n${name}`);
+  try {
+    fn();
+  } catch (err) {
+    failed++;
+    console.error(`  ERROR: ${err.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+// --- Tests ---
+
+test('State initialization', () => {
+  const state = orc.loadState();
+  assert(state.version === 0, 'Initial version is 0');
+  assert(Object.keys(state.workstreams).length === 0, 'No workstreams initially');
+  assert(Object.keys(state.agents).length === 0, 'No agents initially');
+  assert(Object.keys(state.locks).length === 0, 'No locks initially');
+});
+
+test('Workstream CRUD', () => {
+  const ws = orc.createWorkstream('test-ws', { description: 'Test workstream', priority: 1 });
+  assert(ws.description === 'Test workstream', 'Workstream has description');
+  assert(ws.priority === 1, 'Workstream has priority');
+
+  const list = orc.listWorkstreams();
+  assert(list.length === 1, 'One workstream listed');
+  assert(list[0].name === 'test-ws', 'Workstream name matches');
+
+  let threw = false;
+  try { orc.createWorkstream('test-ws'); } catch (e) { threw = true; }
+  assert(threw, 'Cannot create duplicate workstream');
+});
+
+test('Task lifecycle', () => {
+  const task = orc.addTask('test-ws', { title: 'Test task', description: 'A test', priority: 2 });
+  assert(task.id.length === 8, 'Task has 8-char ID');
+  assert(task.status === 'pending', 'Task starts pending');
+  assert(task.title === 'Test task', 'Task title matches');
+
+  const claimed = orc.claimTask('test-ws', task.id, 'agent-test');
+  assert(claimed.status === 'in_progress', 'Claimed task is in_progress');
+  assert(claimed.assigned_to === 'agent-test', 'Task assigned to agent');
+
+  let threw = false;
+  try { orc.claimTask('test-ws', task.id, 'agent-2'); } catch (e) { threw = true; }
+  assert(threw, 'Cannot claim already-claimed task');
+
+  const completed = orc.completeTask('test-ws', task.id, 'Done!');
+  assert(completed.status === 'done', 'Completed task is done');
+  assert(completed.result === 'Done!', 'Result recorded');
+});
+
+test('getNextTask', () => {
+  orc.addTask('test-ws', { title: 'Task A', priority: 3 });
+  orc.addTask('test-ws', { title: 'Task B', priority: 1 });
+
+  const next = orc.getNextTask('test-ws', 'agent-auto');
+  assert(next.title === 'Task B', 'Gets highest priority (lowest number) task');
+  assert(next.status === 'in_progress', 'Auto-claimed');
+});
+
+test('Agent registration', () => {
+  const agent = orc.registerAgent('test-agent', { type: 'worker', capabilities: ['code'] });
+  assert(agent.type === 'worker', 'Agent type set');
+  assert(agent.status === 'active', 'Agent starts active');
+
+  orc.heartbeat('test-agent');
+  const state = orc.loadState();
+  assert(state.agents['test-agent'].status === 'active', 'Heartbeat keeps active');
+});
+
+test('Resource locking', () => {
+  const got = orc.acquireLock('git-repo', 'agent-1', 5000);
+  assert(got === true, 'Lock acquired');
+
+  const denied = orc.acquireLock('git-repo', 'agent-2', 5000);
+  assert(denied === false, 'Lock denied to other agent');
+
+  const reacquire = orc.acquireLock('git-repo', 'agent-1', 5000);
+  assert(reacquire === true, 'Same agent can re-acquire');
+
+  const released = orc.releaseLock('git-repo', 'agent-1');
+  assert(released === true, 'Lock released');
+
+  const wrongRelease = orc.releaseLock('git-repo', 'agent-2');
+  assert(wrongRelease === false, 'Cannot release lock not held');
+});
+
+test('Knowledge base', () => {
+  orc.writeKnowledge('test-topic', '# Test\nSome knowledge here.');
+  const content = orc.readKnowledge('test-topic');
+  assert(content.includes('Some knowledge here'), 'Knowledge written and read');
+
+  const missing = orc.readKnowledge('nonexistent');
+  assert(missing === null, 'Missing topic returns null');
+
+  const topics = orc.listKnowledge();
+  assert(topics.includes('test-topic'), 'Topic listed');
+});
+
+test('Event log', () => {
+  orc.logEvent('test-agent', 'test_action', { data: 'hello' });
+  const events = orc.getEvents({ agent: 'test-agent', action: 'test_action' });
+  assert(events.length >= 1, 'Event logged and retrieved');
+  assert(events[events.length - 1].data === 'hello', 'Event data preserved');
+
+  const recent = orc.getEvents({ last: 3 });
+  assert(recent.length <= 3, 'Last N filter works');
+});
+
+test('Status dashboard', () => {
+  const s = orc.status();
+  assert(s.workstreams.length > 0, 'Status shows workstreams');
+  assert(Array.isArray(s.agents), 'Status shows agents');
+  assert(typeof s.version === 'number', 'Status shows version');
+
+  const text = orc.statusText();
+  assert(text.includes('OpSpawn Orchestrator Status'), 'Status text has header');
+  assert(text.includes('test-ws'), 'Status text shows workstream');
+});
+
+// --- Cleanup ---
+fs.rmSync(testDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+
+// --- Summary ---
+console.log(`\n${'='.repeat(40)}`);
+console.log(`Results: ${passed} passed, ${failed} failed`);
+if (failed > 0) {
+  process.exit(1);
+} else {
+  console.log('All tests passed!');
+}